CD44 deficiency increases tubular damage but reduces renal fibrosis in obstructive nephropathy.
D000818:Animals; D005355:Fibrosis; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors / Q000502:physiology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications
D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor